Our story

We put your child inside the story.

Magikast began with a simple, stubborn belief: a child should be able to open a book and find themselves as the hero. Stories written with care, worlds drawn by real illustrators, hardcovers printed to keep. No name-drop gimmicks. No pasted-on faces. Real stories, made by real people.

7 story worldsAges 4 to 8Ships across the US
Illustrated worlds
Drawn by real illustrators.
Your child added from one photo.
“A child who sees themselves as the hero of a story starts to believe they can be the hero of their own.”
the idea Magikast was built on
Story art by a real illustrator
What makes us different

Humans make it. Precision personalizes it.

Anyone can drop a name into a slot. We don't. Every Magikast story is written by an author and drawn by an illustrator, and then your child is rendered into that artwork, matched to their features, in the book's own style.

Authored, not auto-filled
Every story is written by a real person
Styled, not pasted
Your child is rendered into the art, in the book's own style
Checked before print
Every book is checked before it's printed.
From idea to doorstep

How every book is made

1

We write the world

An author crafts an original story worth reading a hundred times.

2

We illustrate the world

Illustrators bring every story world to life in their own style.

3

We add your hero

Your child is rendered into the artwork, matched to their features.

4

We print and deliver

A real hardcover keepsake, checked before printing and sent to your door.

The people behind the pages

Meet the makers

Every Magikast book carries its author's and illustrator's names on the cover.

  • Three Dragons and One..?: written by Sarah Tremaine, illustrated by Rowan Melhuish
  • Untangles The Sky: written by Louise Bexley, illustrated by Stephen Marchbank
  • The Seventh Ladybug: written by Sarah Tremaine, illustrated by Rowan Melhuish
  • The Borrowed Eyes: written by Alison Fairweather, illustrated by Rowan Melhuish
  • Says No Thank You!: written by Louise Bexley, illustrated by Rosa Finch
  • Magic School Needs You!: written by Sarah Tremaine, illustrated by Stephen Marchbank
  • Curious Name Keeps Walking: written by Alison Fairweather, illustrated by Rosa Finch
Illustrators and storytellers

Make books with us on royalties.

We're always looking for creative kids' book illustrators and storytellers to work with. You design and illustrate the book; Magikast's personalization engine turns each one into a child's own hero. You earn a royalty on every sale, a genuine win-win.

Royalty-basedYou keep your styleWe handle personalization
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How the partnership works
  1. 1
    You design the book
    Write and illustrate an original story in your own voice and style.
  2. 2
    We personalize it
    Our engine renders each child into your artwork as the hero.
  3. 3
    You earn on every sale
    A share of the sale comes to you.
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Royalties on every sale. You keep earning every time your book sells.
What we hold to

Small promises we don't break

People over templates

If a machine could do it alone, it wouldn't be a Magikast. Humans lead every book.

Preview before you pay

You always see a free preview first: the cover, the dedication page and two story spreads. No surprises, no pressure.

Made to be kept

We build keepsakes, not throwaways, the kind a child hands down one day.

Ready to see them
as the hero?

Start a free preview and meet your child in their own story world before you pay anything.

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